Item 102: Letter from Helen Basgier on property taxes, 1955 September 2
Item — Box: 15, Folder: 157
Dates
- Created: 1955 September 2
Creator
- Basgier, Helen 1904-1993 (Person)
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Access:
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter/Correspondence
General Condition:
Good. Paper is in good condition, minor creases from being folded in half and thirds. There are no tears from these, and a block of the upper left corner is discolored, likely yellowed from light exposure when compared to the rest of the paper.
Measurements:
11 in. x 8 ½ in.
Description:
This is a typescript letter from Helen Basgier, 1904-1993, to the Tax Claim Bureau at the Luzerne County Commissioners’ Office. In the letter, Basgier is enclosing the payment of $17.55 for taxes due on her property, land listed as lots 2 and 3 of Pittston Township. The item is dated September 2, 1955. Below this is another smaller note mentioning that the dues are assessed to Jermyn-Green Coal Company, a trustee in Plains Township. As trustee, they would have potentially been responsible for paying the dues or managing the taxes on the trust, which would have been determined by the local government based on the assets valuation. It is unknown if this is a copy made for Basgier’s records or the original.
Location
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Creator
- Basgier, Helen 1904-1993 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu